Harry's Heroes: The Full English (2019–2020) User Reviews

It won't win any awards, but it's good fun.

[mattman_spurs · 8/10 · 22 May 2020]

Okay so it's poorly scripted, some fairly lazy attempts to make the story seem believable, and has an under-current script of famous rematches against the German's - that I don't believe even Harry believes, and it would be nice to have some bigger names on show.

BUT it's brilliant fun. It's great to see some former characters of the beautiful game back on the screen - and it's humbling to watch them experience some of the troubles we all do. There are some heart breaking moments watching some of them deal with mental health issues - and I think we all have fallen in love all over again with Paul Merson, who by the way - has still got it!

Must watch if you remember Italia'90

[mike-28154 · 10/10 · 15 August 2020]

As a 38 year old man Italia'90 was the 1st World Cup I remember. So the "theme" to the show is all about this. Some of the other reviews do need to remember that this is a TV show and is obviously cast and part scripted. The guys are brutally honest in parts and some of them are brave for going on the show to open up about their problems. This show will make you laugh and cry but most of all you will enjoy it.

Interesting...for five minutes

[studioAT · 2/10 · 20 February 2020]

As a "I wonder how (insert name of former footballer) looks these days", this programme was interesting.

Other than that it was an attempt from ITV to capitalise on the popularity Harry Redknapp earned from his stint in the jungle.

Very stretched at two parts.

what a bunch of herberts

[gilleliath · 3/10 · 19 May 2020]

Somebody must think Razor Ruddock is good telly but, to the untrained eye, he appears a fat, unhealthy, unfunny lout (not to mention a dirty cropping get). If the show was real he wouldn't have been asked in the first place - he only played for England once - and, even if asked, he'd have been sent home as soon as it was obvious he couldn't play.

He's the worst of a Liverpool / Arsenal mafia of overmouthed, undertalented England marginals appearing on the show. Such is the atmosphere that Paul Merson feels he has to apologise for acting like a normal person (although to be fair his post-alcoholic maundering gets annoying too). John Barnes, looking like Mr Toad, doesn't even pretend he'll play this time - yet somehow he's still there, shouting 'Play well team!' from behind Harry Redknapp. When you see them matched up against an amateur team of French nudists - against whom they drew - you know it can't get much lower.

The latest example of an officially unacknowledged genre which mixes celebrity 'reality' (this case, Jolly Boys' Outing) with destination marketing, it's certainly ridiculous but not really entertaining. The combination of elements doesn't work: when they're playing they really want to win, but they won't properly get into training; the intended light-heartedness of the 'redeem ourselves in Europe' theme is undermined by their often serious real-life issues. They're a bunch of middle-aged lost little boys, still refusing to grow up. Besides, they weren't that entertaining even at their peaks.

Load of rubbish

[todddenis · 1/10 · 22 May 2020]

Why do ITV keep making utter rubbish like this. I hope they did not pay these obese, loud mouths beer swilling so called football players anything.